Masa Israel’s Building Future Leadership Program

Masa Israel Journey’s Building Future Leadership is an intensive, 5 day learning and skill-building seminar for exceptional participants of Masa Israel programs from around the world.

The seminar is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to become a strong and active Jewish leader through learning, leadership training, community service and involvement in your local community. By offering you dynamic and interactive programming and a support network of peers from around the world, Building Future Leadership helps you leverage your deep connection with Israel to prepare you for active involvement in Jewish life when you return home.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR BFL 2012

Cost – 50 NIS. Registration fees will be donated to a charity organization in Israel.

Opening Event featuring the Idan Raichel Project

Join us as we kick off the 2011 – 2012 season! Meet new friends from all over the world and begin your journey with the rest of the Masa Israel Community. Idan Raichel is a widely acclaimed Israeli singer/songwriter and founder of the Idan Raichel Project.

Cost – 40 nis

Shabbat Shalom from Israel, an OTZMAnik's new home

Shabbat Shalom! And Shalom from Karmi’el, Israel, my new home for the next three months. My name is Billie Hirsch, and I am a 22-year old recent graduate of Emmanuel College in Boston, as well as a participant of OTZMA in its 26th and best (says yours truly) year for 2011-2012.

Bnei Akiva - Limmud

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Program Description

On Limmud you'll spend significant time at Yeshiva or Midrasha, Machon LeManhigut and Mechina, and will help you combine more Torah learning with the legendary Bnei Akiva experiences of Israel, including Kibbutz, Marva and Magen David Adom.

Limmud is all about learning and giving. It’s a year for yourself, but also a chance to contribute to society around you.

US Jews Give Soft Love for Tough Israeli Youth

"Tikkun Olam” (repairing the world) is working: Young American Jews, most of them Birthright alumni, are teaching English to underprivileged Israeli youth as part of a new Jewish Agency-sponsored Masa Israel Journey and Ministry of Education pilot program.

Two-thirds of the 75 “teaching fellows” are alumni of the Birthright program, which brings first-time visitors to Israel to explore their Jewish roots.

Teachers in the pilot 10-month program, which began Monday, are working in underprivileged neighborhoods in metropolitan Tel Aviv, from Ramle-Lod to Netanya.